Functional medicine addresses the underlying causes of disease. Practitioners of functional medicine are focused on getting to the source of your health problems. There is no settling for covering up what’s happening by prescribing a medication and sending you on your way. There is no treating only the symptoms you’re exhibiting. In functional medicine, there is no stopping until the answer to “why” you have a health problem is answered.

Diabetics are, essentially, fat-storing machines. Your hormones shift. The fat-creating hormones begin to dominate. Exercise programs are less likely to work. Sound familiar? All hope is not lost. The likely case is that you aren’t diabetic because of your weight. Diabetes, in fact, causes weight gain. And your diabetes medications are not helping.

Retail workers suffer more pain than office workers, according to a recent pain index from German pain management specialists. This may come as no surprise to anyone who works in a retail environment and is on their feet for hours at a time or carrying out repetitive tasks. This type of occupation can lead to chronic pain or make existing chronic conditions far worse.

A diabetes diagnosis can feel like a lifelong sentence. If you are overwhelmed, scared, or hopeless, you’re not alone. But the future does not have to be bleak. Diabetes can be reversed. There is hope for you. And the best news is: It’s all within your control, especially with the help of diabetes therapy.

The design of your workspace and your behavior within it has everything to do with neck and back pain. You don’t have to be resigned to having chronic pain just because you work at a desk. You can avoid neck and back pain by making your workspace spine-friendly.

There are 29 million people in the United States who are diabetic. And 79 million people are prediabetic. That’s a lot of medication, right? It doesn’t have to be. It’s a myth that all diabetics must take medicine for the rest of their lives. Diabetes is preventable and controllable, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention. And with diabetes therapy supported by a functional medicine practitioner, diabetes is reversible.

Neuropathy may feel like it appears suddenly, but the problem is gradual and easy to overlook. There is no one way that this condition operates, and every sufferer experiences their own unique symptoms. What all neuropathy has in common however, are two things: It is caused by nerve damage, and it can be a debilitating condition if not properly addressed. Neuropathy therapy can help.

How are you feeling about your weight loss journey? Did you barrel into the new year determined to make this the year of the new you? It’s easy to get stuck in January, especially if you are carrying around extra pounds and have limited motivation to get moving in frigid temps. Depression is not far behind. This mental state has the power to not only completely derail any hopes of losing weight, it can affect the rest of your body too. Don’t despair. You may not love your body right now, but your body has the power to help you cure yourself.

It’s our job to take care of our bodies, be active, and eat well. Even if you do everything right, however, it can sometimes feel like your body is betraying you. The good thing to know is this: Your body is also capable of healing itself. Functional medicine and all the therapies associated with it make it possible for you to get pain relief, feel better, and live better. If you want to achieve good health in the new year, you can do it with the right support. A practitioner of functional medicine will listen to you and read what your body is saying, so you can pursue the most appropriate therapies for your needs.

Conventional medicine has its place. Unfortunately, for many people, traditional treatments are not enough. If you experience pain, suffer from a chronic condition, or are tired of masking your problems with medication, it’s time to explore functional medicine. Deep down, you know that your body has the power to heal itself, all you need is someone to show you the way.